PYRETHRIN


Meaning of PYRETHRIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pī-ˈrē-thrən, -ˈre- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin pyrethrum

Date: 1871

: either of two oily liquid esters C 21 H 28 O 3 and C 22 H 28 O 5 having insecticidal properties and occurring especially in the flowers of pyrethrum

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